St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-10

ylvacity which has always made her great
favorite with the public. There is evidence
OF Improvement in her voice. She never
sang as well as she does now. There is no
reason why she would not make great hit
in light opera.
1.-THE WORLD"
The attraction for the coming week at
the Grand is j. q. Little's spectacular melo-
drama called THE World" The plot of
the drama is as follows: The only son of
wealthy American is forced by the cruelty of
his father and the contrivings of the parents
housekeeper TO abandon his home. He en-
lists in the navy and is lost to sight His
sister Rosa mourns him as dead. The
father dies and villain named Powers is
appointed her guardian He aims to marry
her and get ner fortune, and has an accom-.
plice in his nefarious schemes The com
plications of the plot give good opportunity
for startling situations and the introduction
OF great deal Of fine scenery. Among ths
finest of the spectacular effects are the sink
ing of ship in mid ocean, raft scene,
revolving tower, the inside of a lunatic
asylum, mountain scene and moonlight
panorama. The engagement opens to-
morrow night and will continue the entire
week. including Wednesday and Saturday
matinees. 'i8gd s'lBC
ROBSON & CRANE.
The repertoire of these well-known come
dians during their engagement at the Grand
opera house, which commences on April Is,
will bring them forward in all of their nota-
Bile reyivals of old comedies. For the first
three nights and at the Saturday matinee
Shakespeare's merry Wives of Windsor
will be the attraction. Mr.. Crane will as
sumo the role of Sir John Falstaff and Mr.
Robson will essay DR.. Caius. On Thurs
day night Goldsmith's charming comedy.
''She Stops to Conquer" will be pro-
duced for the first time in this city. The
features of the cast are Mr.. Robson as
Tony Lumpkins. Mr.. Crane as old Hard
castle and Miss Selena Fetter as Miss Hard
castle. The concluding nights of the en-
gagement will be occupied with the elabor-
ate spectacular representation of 1.-The
Comedy of Errors" with the stars as the
two Dromios.
AT THE OLYMPIC.
Hopper 81 Halls company have been
playing to good houses at the Olympic
theater the past week. Beginning to-mor-
row night "Mackley's Merry Makers" will
be the attraction, presenting Mackley's bur-
lesque entitled Daughters of Satan"
Among the artists are NJ E. Hanley. Mile
Aimee, Frank Foster, Viola Wray, Charles
Crosby, Jessie Fowler, Fred and Jennie
Mackley, j. II. Blackford. Ace Leroy and
Adga Weston.
THE DIME MUSEUM.
The famous walking man, John Snider,
comes to the Seventh street museum next
week, continuing his walk Monday morn
ing. Snider is theimaniwho can't stop walk
ing, and man who has "had greatness
thrust upon him" by his inability to remain
at rest. Snider halls from Indiana, and this
mania for walking grew on him about two
years ago. Previous to that time he had
been afflicted with nervous disorder that
batfled the local physician of the village IN
which he lived, and which made HIM suffer
intense pain. Suddenly he found that walk.
ing would relieve his pains and a tramp
which he began at that time has been
kept up, apparently, without volition.
Snider is healthy and has good appetite.
and although 50 years old, his muscles are
like steel. He keeps in steady shuttle
most of the day, running up stairs to rest
himself. and occasionally diverting his
monotonous walk by going up treadmilI
arrangement. Snider even sleeps while
walking, and is supported by attendants
While walking. Last week in Minneapo
lis he would go trotting along with head
downcast and snoring loudly, awakened
now and then by the movements of his at
PENDANTS. 1t is said that he has not slept
more than two hours a night since this
strange aff1iction visited him. He will
walk in the museum i'll rallied space, Civ
ing everyone an opportunity OF seeing him.
Physicians are invited to see this strangest
of phenomena. In the the theaters the
following people will be presented: Silyo,
the innoyator; Bert Ransom, the tambour-
inc manipulation; Baby Minnie, the child
artist; Wills and Barron. sketch artists; the
Winchett twin sisters: Hines and Remington:
Harlem and White comedians; the New
comb family, and Deare's Royal Marionette
and Humpty Dumpty Pantomine COM
pany.